How are living things grouped? Lesson 1 Flashcards
What is the grouping similar things together called?
Classification
Why do scientists classify living things?
In order to identify more organisms
How do scientists classify living things?
they look for similarities in body chemistry and in the way organisms look, live, eat, move, grow, and change.
What are large major groups of organisms called?
Kingdoms
What are the five kingdoms?
Animals, Bacteria, Plants, Fungi, and Protists
Why are animals classified together?
Animals are made of many cells because they feed on other living or once living things
Why are plants separate from animal kingdoms?
Plants are able to make their own food
What makes fungi unique?
They absorb their own food from the remains of other organisms
What are some characteristics of protists?
Mostly one-celled organisms, some make food, others take in food
What makes bacteria unique?
They have no nucleus, sometimes it can be separated into 2 kingdoms
What is the order of the classification system?
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species
What is a major group within a kingdom called?
Phylum
What do the organisms within a family share?
Many characteristics
What is a subdivision of a family called?
Genus
What is a unique kind of organism called?
Species
What is included in the scientific name?
The names of the smallest groups: genus and species
The larger groups are divided into smaller groups based on…….?
Characteristics
As the groups get ________, each group includes organism that are more alive and more closely related.
smaller
What is one way that plants are classified?
By vascular tissue or transport tubes
What does the vascular tissue do?
Carries water and food for plants
How many divisions (phyla) of vascular plants are there?
Nine
How many divisions (phyla) of nonvascular plants are there?
Three
Some plants don’t reproduce by making seeds. Give an example of this kind of plant.
Fern
Do all plants make seeds the same way?
NO
What are cone-bearing plants called?
Coniferous
